Is Will in love with Mike or El?

Now that Stranger Things season 4 has confirmed not only Will's queerness, but also his unrequited love for Mike, it's certainly interesting to look at their relationship in retrospect.

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Does Will Byers like El or Mike?

Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. Now it's 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike. But before, it was a slow arc. I think it is done so beautifully, because it's so easy to make a character just like all of a sudden be gay.

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Is Will Byers in love with Eleven?

Now actor Noah Schnapp, who plays Will, revealed to Variety that his character is indeed gay, and secretly has feelings for his best friend, Mike, who's in a relationship with Eleven.

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Does Will officially like Mike?

It's official: Will Byers is gay. In a new interview with Variety, Noah Schnapp revealed that one of the most popular “Stranger Things” fan theories circulating the Internet is true. His character does, in fact, have romantic feelings for Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard).

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Does El fall in love with Mike?

While Schnapp has refused to explicitly answer questions about Will's sexuality in the past, to him, it's always been obvious: His character is gay, and has been in love with Mike all along.

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Stranger Things | Noah Schnapp Confirms That Will Is Gay and Loves Mike

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Who is Will Byers boyfriend?

Noah Schnapp CONFIRMS his Stranger Things character Will Byers 'is gay and he does love Mike Wheeler' | PINKVILLA.

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Why can't Mike say I love you?

He's a kid with a lot of emotions that he never learned how to express with words or say something as vulnerable as "I love you", and thus expresses his feelings with actions instead. The difference between Eleven and Mike is clear.

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Does Will have a secret crush on Mike?

Now that Stranger Things season 4 has confirmed not only Will's queerness, but also his unrequited love for Mike, it's certainly interesting to look at their relationship in retrospect.

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Is Will jealous of Mike and Eleven?

He got so upset every time Mike and Eleven became close and it was almost as though he was jealous of their relationship. He attempted pulling Mike away from Eleven but at the same time he hated seeing his best mate so visibly sad.

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How did Mike not see Will Crying?

Mike is deeply concerned for Eleven's safety at that juncture, making his brain laser-focused on nothing else. With that in mind, his non-reaction to Will's crying is fairly understandable.

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Does Will care about Eleven?

“If you've been watching the show, you should know that Will is not interested in El,” Harbour said. “He's interested in someone else in the group.” Later, Harbour added, “Will wants to be in the basement with Mike playing D&D for the rest of his life.”

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Does Will confess his love to Mike?

The following contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4, Volume 2, now available to stream on Netflix. In Season 4, Episode 8 of Stranger Things, “Papa,” the series finally gave Will a moment to confess his love for Mike. When Mike shows his insecurity, Will uses that moment of confession in Eleven's name.

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Is Eleven siblings with Will?

He is the youngest son of Joyce Byers, the younger brother to Jonathan Byers, the stepbrother of Eleven, and the best friend of Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, and Max Mayfield.

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Are Mike and Will dating?

“Stranger Things” Star Noah Schnapp Confirmed That His Character Will Byers “Is Gay And He Does Love Mike” Just Weeks After Praising The “Beauty” Of His Sexuality Not Being Addressed. “It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends?

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Does Will Byers have a crush on El?

Will is gay and in love with Mike, who is straight and in love with El. Unfortunately, it seems that Stranger Things is going to let Will's feelings stew in the shadows until the bitter end. (Or at the earliest, when the Stranger Things Season 4 finale comes out on July 1.)

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Who is Will Byers boyfriend in season 5?

But for those who still weren't sure, Noah has now officially confirmed it. In a new interview Variety, Noah has confirmed that Will is gay, and that he is in love with Mike Wheeler.

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Does Mike actually love Eleven?

Mike finally says that he loves her. In the Void, El becomes emotional when Mike tells her he has always loved her, and that he was afraid to say it out of fear that if El ever left him, it would make that day hurt even more.

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Does Mike ever say he loves Eleven?

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Is Eleven Mike's love interest?

Mike's immediate instinct to take care of her and show her kindness makes Eleven form an attachment to him. Even though both characters are young enough to have romance far from their minds, it's pretty clear to the audience that that's where Mike and Eleven's relationship is headed.

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Who does Eleven have a crush on?

Stranger Things might be full of government experiments and terrifying monsters but that doesn't mean young love isn't blooming! Such is the love between Eleven, a young girl with telepathic powers, and Mike Wheeler, a nerdy high schooler.

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Why was Will Crying talking to Mike?

Will was indirectly telling Mike that he was gay and it was actually him who felt like the "mistake" for being different. Fans took to Twitter to share their heartbreak at this emotional moment.

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Is Byler confirmed?

Byler is confirmed by the Stranger Things writers.

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Why did Mike stop loving Eleven?

As Mike and Eleven's romance starts to get a bit more serious, Hopper becomes upset that they're spending so much time together. The sheriff then threatens Mike so that he'll stop spending time with her. After Mike complies and lies to El about why he's avoiding her, she dumps him.

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Why is El lying to Mike?

Mike had always hero-worshiped Eleven because of her powers, and Eleven clearly felt the weight of living up to his expectations. This led her to lie to Mike in her letters, pretending she was fitting in at school in California and had made lots of friends.

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Do Mike and El break up season 4?

Do Eleven and Mike reunite in Stranger Things season 4 part 2? After getting split up in part 1, Eleven and Mike do indeed reunite when the California crew follows the coordinates Suzie gave them and finds Eleven's location.

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